Onset and Rime are important building blocks that can help students decode and spell new words. We want students to be able to recognize chunks in words and use these chunks as the read and write. Using the decoding skill of onset and rime is much more efficient than trying to sound out each letter. It is more accurate too!… View Post
It may be getting towards the end of the year at your school and it’s the end of the year like no other year we’ve had! And just because our students can’t come back this school year, it doesn’t mean we can’t send them off for the summer with some fun end of the year gifts! Your students have worked… View Post
Distance learning, both digital and paper packets, has become the norm right now. Finding a balance between the two is a good thing. And of course, finding ways to make digital and paper packets manageable is a great thing! We have a distance learning freebie in this post too! One really easy way to incorporate digital learning for your students… View Post
I know some schools are shutting down for a period of time and many others are making the decision to remain open for now. This week has been stressful for many of us. We want to help reduce some of this stress for you! Today, we have ideas to help both those that are in schools that have been closed… View Post
Improving comprehension can be a struggle for some students. Comprehension can improve over time with modeling and practice. Using books students are engaged with is also a big plus. But sometimes, they need just a bit more help. For some students who struggle in comprehending texts, we need to break it down into manageable steps for them. A fun way… View Post
Teaching fluency can be tricky. We’ve all heard the choppy, word by word reading that is definitely NOT fluent reading. And we know how a lack of fluency affects comprehension. But what can we do about it? We have some tools and tips for you today that will improve reading fluency using fluency phrases. We have other posts about fluency… View Post
Around this time of year, teachers are thinking about classroom organization. How they can tame the chaos that has overtaken their classrooms or areas of their classrooms? And how to make everything more efficient? If you are like me, chaos or disorganization keeps me from my best. It is distracting and my classes don’t work as efficiently as they could…. View Post
